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Category: Dry Fly Fishing

Dry Fly Fishing

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Dry fly fishing techniques and information for trout fishing from the top outfitter in Western NC since 1987! Learn about dry fly fishing with a guide trip, lesson, and instruction in Bryson City, NC.

Mac Brown is the only Master Casting Instructor in the state of North Carolina through Fly Fisher’s International. Mac has authored books and numerous magazine articles sharing tips and techniques that lead to increased fish to the net.

The best way to improve your time spent on the water is first to have a lesson to build a strong foundation of skills. The next step is up to you to practice, practice, practice!

Many fly anglers tend to remain self-taught which is one of the slowest ways to become skilled. Learn what to practice for jump-starting your enjoyment of fly fishing for trout!

Bryson City, NC is the Trout Capital of the Southeast so there are endless choices of water types. Improve your skills rather than wasting hard earned money on quality equipment that you do not understand how to use.

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Figure Out Matching Hatches Fly Fishing

Posted on March 19, 2018

Figure Out Matching Hatches Fly Fishing Learning to figure out matching hatches fly fishing can seem like a daunting task for new fly fishers. The purpose of this article is to inform and share ideas with anglers that desire an understanding of the process involved. The past few weeks have been excellent with excessive hatches…

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Learn to Hammer Trout with Dry Fly Techniques

Posted on October 30, 2017

Learn to Hammer Trout with Dry Fly Techniques Learn to hammer trout with dry fly techniques is a very enjoyable method to catch trout. Most of the masses in my part of the country tend to neglect fishing the surface. Tight lining with nymphs is no doubt a very productive technique overall. It can put…

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Instructional Methods for the Art of Dry Fly Fishing

Posted on May 2, 2016

Learn the “art” and methods of dry fly fishing Instructional methods for the art of dry fly fishing for trout are becoming a thing of the past for most anglers taking up the sport in recent years. The important tasks to develop will be highlighted in bold in the following few paragraphs. Generation differences are…

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